Coleman

[hallstorm]

Quietly gets a double-double tonight. Just played really solidly and even went 3/4 from the line.

With defenses soon to force the ball out of Jenkins’ hands, Coleman needs to start stepping up more offensively.

 

[Seton75]

yes. as i see it, ee beat a good team in ot and have a lot of ways to get better

 

[chickenbox]

Coleman was aggressive tonight and it paid off. I expect we'll see more good games from him moving forward than bad.

He's got skills and talent. Playing his way back from an injury

 

[nutterforthree]

His almost put back at the end there was awesome too- showed how long he is.

Great to see him bounce back after a tough start to the season

 

[Piratz]

Solid game. Important game for him considering the point about his confidence after Wagner. You can see his potential. Him + Jenkins could get us going in the right direction on offense.

 

[HALL85]

When Coleman goes strong to the boards, it elevates his whole game. 10 rebounds was huge last night.

 

[Piratz]

When Coleman goes strong to the boards, it elevates his whole game. 10 rebounds was huge last night.

This is a great point because for his game to really pay off he needs to be in attacking mode. We saw that last year when he was at his best too. And he's a really good rebounder IMO as he high-points rebounds.

 

[SHallguy2]

This is a great point because for his game to really pay off he needs to be in attacking mode. We saw that last year when he was at his best too. And he's a really good rebounder IMO as he high-points rebounds.

He’s such an important piece to us scoring more points. Big upside for him and also Dual. Jenkins and Coleman scoring will help make everyone else a little better. We could be looking much better as this tournament goes along. Great chance for this team to bond and just play basketball, no time to over think with games on top of each other. Hopeful this tournament is just what the doctor ordered. Sha loves being the underdog, sometimes I think he loses early to get the tag. Much easier motivating guys with a chip on their shoulder.

 

[TheHall87]

Solid game. Important game for him considering the point about his confidence after Wagner. You can see his potential. Him + Jenkins could get us going in the right direction on offense.

I've said all along that among the things this team needs to have a really good year, is for two of Coleman, Middleton and Dual to take major strides.

I've always believed Coleman was ahead of them and has the advantage of having played for Sha last year. Last night was a nice step for Dual though he's a ways from what we need him to be. Hopefully he's starting to figure it out.

Right now Jenkins is our guy and I don't see that changing any time soon.

 

[connel]

Dual has also never played major minutes. If he can get the slightest bit comfortable and plays a true point the team can be considerably better than what we saw the first few games.

 

[SHUSource]

Dual has also never played major minutes. If he can get the slightest bit comfortable and plays a true point the team can be considerably better than what we saw the first few games.

I think Sha has no choice but to lean into this idea, assuming we'll never see Harmon again. I don't expect miracles, but if Dual can just just become consistently competent -- he need not be a star -- this can be a pretty good team. If he can't, we're not going far.

Dual did have the best+/- rating on the team yesterday; I think it was +9. That's encouraging.